Preceded by Colin H. Chisholm Role Politician Name William MacKinnon | Occupation radio news editor Succeeded by Bill Gillis Died March 13, 1990 | |
Born December 19, 1919
Antigonish, Nova Scotia ( 1919-12-19 ) Political party Progressive Conservative Party Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia | ||
William Francis MacKinnon (December 19, 1919 – March 13, 1990) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Antigonish in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Born in 1919 at Antigonish, Nova Scotia, MacKinnon was a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University. He married Agnes Campbell, and was a radio news editor by career. MacKinnon entered provincial politics in the 1956 election, defeating Liberal cabinet minister Colin H. Chisholm by 215 votes in the Antigonish riding. He was re-elected in the 1960, 1963, and 1967 elections. MacKinnon did not reoffer in the 1970 election. MacKinnon died on March 13, 1990.
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